That’s the conundrum at the heart of a new legal battle in Encinitas, California over the teaching of yoga in public schools.In a lawsuit filed last month, a couple with two children in the … more

Listening to Democrats and the media, you could be forgiven for thinking the point of a deal over the looming “fiscal cliff” wouldn’t be to reduce the deficit so much as to reduce the influence … more

WASHINGTON — It seems the Republicans have run out of squishy moderates to purge. Now they’re starting to run conservatives out of town for being insufficiently doctrinaire. Exhibit A: The … more

WASHINGTON — Rand Paul was right. There, I said it.The Republican senator from Kentucky, whom I’ve ridiculed as an archconservative kook — because that’s basically what he is … more

These days, our political parties are defined by their presidents. Their policies and their programs tend to become their respective parties’ orthodoxies. And the perceived success or failure of … more

In an opinion article in the Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman announced that he has changed his mind and now supports same-sex marriage. He wrote that on learning that one of his … more

The last thing someone diagnosed with a serious cancer wants to hear about is politics. It’s bad enough to think that whether or not you will live to see your child graduate from college may … more

In the four and a half hours of ceaseless spectacle that was Super Bowl XLVII — even the Roman numerals are excessive — there were only two minutes that made you stop and truly listen. They … more

WASHINGTON — It is reassuring that in the midst of so much government dysfunction, the IRS has resolved the question of when and whether to tax tanning beds under the Affordable Care Act.Do not … more

Forty years after he was convicted for his involvement in two murders committed by Charles Manson, a California parole board has found that Bruce Davis is suitable for parole. His crimes, if it … more